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INVALIDl BED.

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INVALID BED.

No. 247,403. Patented Sept. 20,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT ,j OFFICE.

HERMAN PISTORIUS, OF SAGINA\V, MICHIGAN.

INVALID-BED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent NO. 247,403, dated September 20, 1881.

I Application inea August 2,1881. (No model.;

To all 'whom #may concern:

Beit known that I, HERMAN PrsroRIUs, a. citizen of the United States, residing at Saginaw, in the county of Saginaw and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Invalid-Beds; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters or gures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in invalid-beds; and it consists in the combinations of parts hereinafter described,whereby a bed is providedwith an adjustable table so arranged as to be easily reached by the occupant of the bed, and with arm and leg supports, and cords or suspensories, by means of which the patient may be supported and permitted to raise himself and change his position.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a bed provided with my invention. Fig. 2 is a view of the device detached from the bed and partly in section, and Fig. 31's a view of the under side of the table.

A represents a metallic rod or standard, provided at its lower end with a clamp, a, and at its upper end with an arm, B, the latter eX- tending across the bed. To this arm is adjustably secured by means of a clamp, x, a rod, C, the lower end of which is connected to the bail e of a table or bracket, D, the latter being preferably provided with a rim or flange, d. The arm B is also provided with one or more clamps or rings, b, to which are attached by means of hooks z ropes or cords b', the latter having handles c on their lower ends, by means of which the patient may raise himself and change his position without assistance.

The rod C is adjustable both laterally and vertically on the arm B, and the table may therefore be adjusted at pleasure, and the eritire device may be removed from the bed,when not desired for use, by simply loosening the clamp a.

As represented in Figs. 2 and 3, the table D may be turned over by loosening the thumbscrews o, and the under side of the table may be provided with a spring-clip, l?, for holding paper, and a countersink or opening, Q, to receive an inkstand.

E E represent slotted metallic rods or snpports, held adj ustably upon the arm B by thumbscrews b', and provided on their under sides with any convenient number of l1ooks,f, from which are suspended cords g, the latter supporting arm and leg rests F. The rods E E are each formed with a slot,t', extending nearly throughout the length of the rods, and the latter may therefore be adjusted as desired upon the arm B, or turned parallel therewith when not in use, as shown in Fig. 2.

When the arm and leg supports F are not desired for use the cords g are unhooked, the supports removed, and the rod E may then be turned around parallel with the arm B, as above described.

When the arm and leg rests are in use, and in some instances where they are not in use, it will be found desirable to rmly brace the arm B, and for this purpose I have provided a combined clamp and bracket, G, constructed to fit over the end of the arm B and be held thereon by a thumbscrew, Z.

The perforated depending lugs h ofthe device constitute brackets for supporting the upper ends of two braces, H. The latter are provided at their lower ends with prongs I to lit onto the side rail of a bed, while the upper ends, J, of said brace cross each other, and are formed with a series of perforations, j, to permit of ditlerent adjustments ofthe braces,which are held in place between the lugs h by a pin, h2.

I do not limit myself to any particular construction ot the several parts ot my improvement; but in Fig..2 I have represented the standard A as formed of a post, M, to which the clamp a is secured, and a tube, N, formed in the same piece with or secured to the armA IOO with an arm projecting across the bed, a depending rod adjustably attached to said arm, and a table or bracket supported by said rod, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination, Witha bed, of the standard A, arm B, and cords b, the latter provided with handles c, as set forth.

3. The combination, with the standard A and arm B, of the slotted rods E E and arm and leg supports F F, as set forth.

4. rlhe combination, with the standard A and arm B, of' the clamp G and braces H, as and for the purpose set forth.

5. The combination, with the standard A and arm B, of adjustable and removable arm and leg supports, substantially as set forth.

6. In combination with the standard A and arm B, the combined clamp and bracket G and braces H, the latter having their upper ends perforated and their lower ends formed 2o vided with the oountersink Q, of the clip P, 25

substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HERMAN PISTORIUS.

Witnesses:

E. A. HERIG, EUGENE RINGLER. 

